Xin You held the girl's hand tightly, her face showing the warmth of a businessman facing customers: "Yesterday, the girl left a purse in the bookstore, and we have been waiting for the girl to pick it up..."
The girl wanted to pull out her hand, but was held tighter.
"Let's talk in the bookstore first." Xin You smiled, "I was worried that the girl didn't know she was left here and wouldn't come back to look for her. I finally felt relieved to see her..."
Prince Qing glanced here casually, and led his attendants to the carriage parked on the roadside.
Soon the carriage moved forward, and the secret guards scattered around followed suit.
Although these secret guards were dressed in ordinary clothes and kept a low profile, it was not difficult to guess by watching them follow Prince Qing's carriage.
The girl's face turned pale visibly, and a look of fear flashed in her eyes.
"Girl, come with me." Seeing Prince Qing and his entourage walking away, Xin You stopped smiling and returned to her calm demeanor.
The girl looked at Xin You in surprise, but she knew from the strength of the opponent's hand that it was difficult to escape. She froze for a moment and nodded slightly.
Xin You walked into the bookstore with the girl. Instead of entering the guest room, she went directly to the east courtyard from the back.
The east courtyard is covered with greenery, flowers are in full bloom, and birds are flying from one branch to another, creating a bright spring scene. But the girl looked around uneasily, and her whole body was still tense until she sat down.
"I am Kou Qingqing, the owner of Qingsong Bookstore, and this is my residence." Xin You introduced herself first, "What do you call the girl?"
The girl pursed her lips and hesitated for a moment before speaking: "My surname is Zhu."
"Miss Zhu." Xin You called out, her tone as calm as water, but her words were like thunder, "Why did you want to assassinate Prince Qing?"
Just now, the first time she saw Miss Zhu, she saw the scene of her assassinating Prince Qing.
The scene was very bloody, but it was not Prince Qing who was in trouble.
Before Miss Zhu could fully draw out the dagger hidden in her sleeve, she was shot by the secret guard's crossbow arrow, and then died under the random knives of King Qing's attendants.
From the beginning to the end of the scene, it is pathetically fast.
The mantis uses its arm as a chariot and uses its eggs to hit rocks. This is probably the case.
That's why she didn't have time to hesitate and rush over.
Even if the enemy of an enemy cannot be a friend, it is still possible to become a collaborator, not to mention that such a death is not worth it.
The girl jumped up like a frightened bird and was about to run out. The sound from behind made her stop suddenly.
"If I were to harm Miss Zhu, I wouldn't save you."
Miss Zhu turned around slowly, her pale face full of confusion: "You, how do you know?"
"Miss Zhu, sit down first." Xin You pushed the tea towards her.
Miss Zhu slowly sat down.
"Is Miss Zhu a foreigner?"
Miss Zhu's eyes tightened: "Who are you? Why do you know so much?"
Xin You curled her lips: "Don't be nervous, Miss Zhu. I guess you are a foreigner because your accent is a little different from the locals."
"You said I assassinated Prince Qing——"
"I saw it from Miss Zhu's face." My attention was all on Prince Qing, so I made this guess."
Miss Zhu bit her lip for a long time and asked gloomily: "Is it so obvious?"
She thought she was hiding it well, so she didn't even dare to take a direct look at Prince Qing. She only used her peripheral vision to estimate the best opportunity, but she didn't expect that in the eyes of others, there were flaws everywhere.
This was actually Xin You who fooled the other party. At that moment, her eyes were filled with images that suddenly appeared, so how could she pay attention to so much.
"What's the grudge between Miss Zhu and Prince Qing?"
Perhaps Xinyou's tone was too calm, as if assassinating the prince was not a big deal. Miss Zhu felt calmer and asked: "Since Miss Kou guessed that I wanted to harm Prince Qing, why did you save me?"
If at first she was angry with this young girl who suddenly stepped in, but when she saw with her own eyes the vigilance of King Qing's attendants and the guards hiding in the dark, no matter how stupid she was, she understood that this assassination would not harm King Qing at all.
, and she will definitely end up dead on the street.
Thinking of this result, Miss Zhu bit her lip.
She can't just die like this!
But she really couldn't understand this girl Kou.
Prince Qing has been to Qingsong Bookstore many times, and his relationship with this girl Kou should be quite good, at least not as good as a complete stranger, not to mention that what she wants to do will kill everyone in the family.
Why did Miss Kou save her?
"Probably because-" Xin You thought of the tragic scene and decided to be more honest, "I don't want Prince Qing to have a good time either."
What's the difference between Miss Zhu's desperate move and hers? She could feel that Miss Zhu's hatred for Prince Qing was genuine. qδ.net
Miss Zhu was greatly surprised by Xin You's words.
"You also had issues with Prince Qing?"
Xinyou nodded: "Yes, I have a grudge."
Having a grudge sounds much more serious than having a quarrel.
Miss Zhu obviously relaxed her tense body, and her eyes when looking at Xin You were no longer so wary.
She came all the way to the capital and didn't trust anyone. But how much can you trust a person who dares to say that she has a grudge against the prince?
More importantly, seeing Prince Qing's protective power with her own eyes made her desperately realize that it was impossible to take revenge on her own.
Even if she trusted the wrong person, it wouldn't be worse. Maybe...this Miss Kou can really help her?
People facing desperate situations will inevitably have extravagant hopes.
Seeing Miss Zhu's wavering, Xin You said again: "I often go to the eldest princess's mansion as a guest, and I am familiar with the governor of Jinlin Guard Town. Maybe I can be of some help?"
A noble lady in the capital would only find these words ridiculous, but Miss Zhu was moved by it.
"I'm from Dingbei, Taiping Town..."
As soon as Miss Zhu opened her mouth, Xin You's heart settled.
Assassinating Prince Qing, being an outsider, and what Master He said to her, made her think about the Dingbei disaster area.
"Almost all the people living in this town are people with the surname Zhu. My father is a squire in Taiping Town. He is in charge of all the affairs in the town... The earthquake has come, and many houses in the town have collapsed, but they have not been able to wait. For relief, my father went to the county to respond, but found that the man who was running for disaster relief was killed. He escaped and went to the street to stop King Qing from driving. King Qing said in public that he would investigate carefully, but——"
Miss Zhu clenched her fists hard, and the tears in her eyes covered her deep hatred: "What we are waiting for is not relief, but the long swords of the officers and soldiers... dead, they are all dead..."
The crying girl once again fell into that purgatory scene, a nightmare from which she could never escape.
She came to Beijing alone with only one goal, to kill that dog prince!
"After entering Beijing, I stared at Prince Qing's Mansion from a distance and found that Prince Qing often came to Qingsong Bookstore. I thought that pretending to be a book buyer would be the best opportunity when Prince Qing came to the bookstore..." Miss Zhu smiled bitterly, "I am too stupid. , I, I can’t do anything..."
She covered her face with her hands and burst into tears.
Xin You waited silently for her to cry enough, then raised his hand and patted her shoulder gently.
